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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
About the Faculty
Ethiopia is a country with a population of about 60 Million and an area of 1.2 million square kilometers.
Its economy is very dependent on agriculture (Crop livestock production). Unfortunately, the country\\\'s current agricultural production does not meet the food requirement of the population, largely because of high population growth and ecological degradation. The overall economic output of Ethiopia is dominated by the agricultural sector, which constitutes some 40-46% GDP, 85% of employment opportunities and more than 90% of foreign exchange earnings and most food supply. The national annual economic growth rate in the last 20 years amounted 2% while the population growth was 3% causing steady decline in real income per capita. The prevailing country\\\'s economic policy encourages free market economy, foster resource conservation based smallholder agricultural production and development, enhances self reliance on food security and creates a solid foundation for the agricultural sector to support industrial development (Agriculture led industrialization). Animals represent a major national resource. The population comprises about 31 million cattle, 23 million sheep, 18 million goats, 7 million equines, 1.2 million camel, 53 million poultry and immense bee and fishery resource. Animal rearing is an integral part of agricultural production in Ethiopia. Crop is cultivated almost exclusively using animal power. Annually 6 million pair of ox are utilized in the cultivation of 10 million ha of land. The lowland is 60% of the national area, 12% of human population and 40% of the TLU.
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